Earth and Other Planets review – reimagined Holst with harmonica and a hoedown

Left-field duo Stevens & Pound threaded funky folk stylings with poetry by Robert Macfarlane and virtuoso playing by Britten Sinfonia to create The Silent Planet, a rethinking of Holst’s Planets Suite ...

Review: Applause kept interrupting Holst’s 'The Planets' in Dallas Symphony concert

Well, that was frustrating. It was good to see a full and enthusiastic audience for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Thursday night concert. But in Gustav Holst’s The Planets, the experience was ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

In The Shadow Of 'The Planets' Lies Gustav Holst's Sweet Little Suite

The English composer's supernova hit continues to obscure his jaunty, folk inflected St. Paul's Suite. In The Shadow Of 'The Planets' Lies Gustav Holst's Sweet Little Suite Morning Edition's series ...
Times Argus

Philharmonic’s ‘Celestial Sounds’: Holst’s ‘Planets & Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’

‘The Planets,” the 2018 work which propelled English composer Gustav Holst to “rock star” status, has been a powerful influence on music of all genres ever since — and film composer John Williams in ...
The New York Times

The Team Effort Behind One of Classical Music’s Greatest Hits

Performances in N.Y.C. Gustav Holst composed “The Planets” with crucial help from others. Firsthand accounts and the score reflect how collaborative its creation was. The New York Philharmonic, ...